J.\ Dis.Sci. Vol 6(2) 2011: 117 - 119 ~ O) \ \(!: l PHYLLODY MLO AND WITCHE'S BROOM DISEASE ON FABA BEAN ~ j (VIC.IA FABA L.) - A NEW RECORD FROM BIHAR Anll Kumar Singh, U .R. Sangle and P .K. Sundaram ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014. ABSTRACT Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) plants showing symptoms of shoe stringed leaves, phyllody and flower abortion was observed in experimental fields of ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region Patna. All tests were positive for phytoplasma infection from plants s howing symptoms. This is the first report of a phytoplasma infecting faba bean in Bihar, and the first report of a phytoplasma in this group infecting faba bean. Key Words: Legumes, Phytoplasma Viciafaba L., Phyllody MLO Witche's Broom Faba bean (Viciafaba L.) is also known as broad RESULT AND DISCUSSIONS bean, horse bean, field bean, windsor bean in Sympt om development various languages,. Faba bean is cultivated in Symptom developmen t in faba bean germplasm different states in considerable area particularly (Access ions Nos. 20103 12, 2010411) was in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, r ecorded. During this period a succession of Haryana, Jammu Kashmir, Rajasthan Karnataka symp t oms was observed and the eventual and Madhya Pradesh. Faba bean is agronomically syndrome involved the entire plant. Under field viable alternative to cereal crop especially in rice conditions, diseased ·faba bean p lants were only and /or wheat based cropping system. r ecognizable at late stages of d isease Among the various biotic constraints, the development, i.e. with phyllody and witches' diseases have always been the major limiting broom. The first symptoms consisted of mild factor for realising faba bean yield potential. It yellowing, vein clearing and slight inward fo lding is being attacked by more than 100 pathogens of n ewly formed leaves in the apical region of (Hebblethwaite, 1983) and newer pests and the p lant. In such plants, flower symptoms newer areas of its cultivation. The disease was started to show-up one week later. Young plants first reported by Nour ( 1962) who succeeded in that developed systemic infection during flower transmitting the pathogen through grafting but b u d initiation invariably produced phylloi<l not by sap inoculation or with the leafhopper flowers, whereas virescent, phylloid and h ealthy (Empoasca lybicdj Berg. The association of MLQs flowers were observed in older plants. Some with a disease in faba bean was first reported by flower buds in late infected plants were found Cousin et al. (1970) from Morocco but there is to produce pods with fertile or aborted seeds. In no evidence concerning the relationship of tHis1 these pods vivipary was frequently observed Bos disease with faba bean phyllody in Bihar. Sin ~e (195 7 and 1978). the disease appears to be a potential threat to Symptom development in graft-inoculated plants the cultivation of faba bean, especially in Bihar, of faba-bean was recorded at 2-day intervals further study of the disease and of its causal during the first 6 weeks after grafting and then MLO seemed justified. In this part of our study, at 2-4 day intervals for 6 months. During this some ecological aspects of the disease were period a succession of symptoms were observed investigated with special regard to host and the eventual syndrome involved the entire reactions and the effect of temperature on plant. The first symptom appeared within two symptom expression (ICARDA, 1984 and 1987). wee k s after grafting and consist.ed of mild yellowing, vein clearing and slight inward folding MATERIAL AND METHODS of newly formed leaves in th e apical region of Brief surveys were made on faba bean crops grown the plant. In such plants, flower symptoms at the experimental farm of ICAR Research farm started to show-up one week later. Young plants at Patna, during the winter season of 2010-11. that developed systemic infection during flow er Diseased plant s of affe cte d germpla sm bud initiation invariably produced phylloid flowers (Accessions Nos 2010312 and 2010411) were (Fig. 1), whereas virescent, phylloid and healthy collected from several experimental plots, sealed flowers were observed in older plants J ones eial. in polythene bags and shipped to Division of (1984). Some flower buds in late infected plants Plant Pathology IARI, for symptomatological and were found to produce pods with fertile or aborted h ost range studies. seeds . In these pods vivipa.ry was frequently observed. The hypocotyls of developing seedlings ruptured through the walls' of pods while their roots developed inside the p od (Fig. 2). Phylloid flowers from severely affected faba bean 117 J.Pl.Dis.Sci. Vol 6(2) 2011 : 117 - 119 Fig.1 New record of Phyllody MLO and Witche's plants showed excessive ptoliferation of Broom in faba bean from Bihar receptacle. Primary proliferation was followed by secondary and tertiary proliferations which contributed to witches' broom symptoms. New virescent flowers continued to arise for as long as five months. Excessive . sprouting of buds in vegetative basal parts of the plant started about 6 weeks after grafting and coincided with complete cessation of apical growth. In advanced disease stages bud proliferation became excessive, while the main stem became yellow and finally desiccated Bos (1957 and 1978) and Jones et al. (1984). These visible above-ground symptoms were also accompanied by characteristic modifications of the root system. They consisted of root proliferation and excessive necrosis. Nodulation was highly affected and diseased Fig. 2: Faba bean being evaluated under field plants produced small necrotic and deformed conditions nodules Bos (1957and1978). The disease mentioned and described above is being reported first time from Bihar. It is an important disease of faba bean crop having capacity to collapse the plant at any stage especially during peak vegetative and reproductive phase resulting to less or on pod bearing some time pods may produce without seeds. The economic importance of this disease is already reported by several workers of India and abroad also. It is noticed that some time due lax approach this may cause havoc in production of faba bean. Since the nature and causal organism (CO) of disease is unique and first time reported from Bihar. Now we have to sensitize faba bean grower to this disease also as prevention is ·better than cure is the key principal to manage this Fig.3: Faba bean being evaluated under disease effectively. Cultural practices like controlled condition adoption of crop rotation and selection of resistant varieties are the preventive measure before taking the crop, whereas use of systemic pesticide and other fungicides, antibiotics a re some of profilactive and curative measure can be adopted. LITERATURE CITED Bos, L., 1957: Witches' broom phenomena, a patho-morphological study. Meded. Landbouwhogesch. Wageningen,57(1), 79 p. Bos, L., 1978: Symptoms of virus diseases in plants. 3rd· ed. Agric. Publis. Doc. Center, Wageningen, The Netherlahds. Cousin, M. T., M. C. 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Stages of disease symptom development MLO Stages of symptom development disease I II III Faba bean Light yellowing of the Successive Witches, broom ofvegetative phyllody (FBP) leaves and gradual yellowing and origin, production of small greening of petals shedding of older yellowing leaves axillary bud leaves and Phyllody proliferation dieback of bunches, No further proliferation Table 2: Days taken for development of disease symptom in affected faba bean plant, Accession Stages of symptom development Nos (Mean time taken in days) Initial symptoms First floral Symptom Witches, broom Growth Meantime T.P.S.S I Meantime T.P.S.S I Meantime T.P.S.S/T in days T.N.T.P in days T.N ~T. 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